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Managing real estate and construction lending risk

Abrigo

How construction administration units mitigate construction lending risk Construction lending involves unique risks and requires specialized processes. You might also like this webinar, "How to manage a high-performing construction loan portfolio." Takeaway 2 Construction lending risk is unique.

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5 Common Lending Challenges and How Lending Software Can Help

Abrigo

Credit and Lending Software Overcome Common Lending Problems Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Lending and Credit Software. Robert Ashbaugh, Abrigo senior risk management consultant.

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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

Beginning with the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and more recently, the global COVID-19 pandemic, these events created significant volatility in stock prices resulting in increased market risk. In between these events, a different crisis began in the US sub-prime lending market. Regulatory Agencies Step Up.

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Password protection best practices for lending and risk management solutions

Abrigo

Across personal and professional platforms, bankers have experience with managing passwords to online services. Yet given the confidential nature of data often stored in web-based lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions, bankers have to pay special attention to potential weaknesses in password management.

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GAO issues report on OCC fair lending oversight

CFPB Monitor

In response to a request from three Democratic House members, the GAO recently issued a report on its review of fair lending oversight conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. These changes contributed to fewer annual fair lending examinations and deficiency findings leading to matters requiring attention at smaller banks.

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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

Abrigo

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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How to stress test your ag portfolio

Abrigo

Like other types of lending, banks must remain cautious to avoid too heavy of an agricultural concentration or too much lending within a certain ag segment. Without diversification, risks will be expounded. The challenge is that market conditions in this type of lending tend to be volatile.

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